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@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
'git stash' drop [-q|--quiet] [<stash>]
'git stash' ( pop | apply ) [--index] [-q|--quiet] [<stash>]
'git stash' branch <branchname> [<stash>]
-'git stash' [save [--keep-index] [-q|--quiet] [<message>]]
+'git stash' [save [--patch] [--[no-]keep-index] [-q|--quiet] [<message>]]
'git stash' clear
'git stash' create
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ is also possible).
OPTIONS
-------
-save [--keep-index] [-q|--quiet] [<message>]::
+save [--patch] [--[no-]keep-index] [-q|--quiet] [<message>]::
Save your local modifications to a new 'stash', and run `git reset
--hard` to revert them. This is the default action when no
@@ -51,6 +51,16 @@ save [--keep-index] [-q|--quiet] [<message>]::
+
If the `--keep-index` option is used, all changes already added to the
index are left intact.
++
+With `--patch`, you can interactively select hunks from in the diff
+between HEAD and the working tree to be stashed. The stash entry is
+constructed such that its index state is the same as the index state
+of your repository, and its worktree contains only the changes you
+selected interactively. The selected changes are then rolled back
+from your worktree.
++
+The `--patch` option implies `--keep-index`. You can use
+`--no-keep-index` to override this.
list [<options>]::